Coffee Carbon Tracker

How much carbon has been emitted from Uganda DeCarbon Coffee while it comes to you from the farm?

Coffee Carbon Tracking Results of Uganda DeCarbon Coffee

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Uganda DeCarbon Coffee reduces carbon emission by 97% compared to general commercial coffee during coffee cultivation/transportation/processing.

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It has the same effect as reducing carbon by planting
five 20-year-old pine trees.

Comparison of Coffee Carbon Emission

General coffee

Uganda DeCarbon

kg

Uganda DeCarbon Coffee
has reduced carbon emissions by 14.89kg compared to conventional coffees.

Among all the stages from coffee production and processing in Kapchorwa, Uganda
to shipment to Korea, the production stage in particular reduced carbon emissions the most.

Uganda DeCarbon Coffee
is grown in the Kapchorwa region, a mountainous area home to Mount Elgon, a 4,321-meter volcano. Local farmers in this region cultivate coffee as a cash crop alongside a few food crops.
Using low-input farming methods that involve producing and applying organic fertilizers without chemical additives, they significantly lower carbon emissions. Additionally, small processing facilities are shared among farmers' groups to minimize energy and water usage.

Coffee Transport Route

Land Transport

Kapchorwa, Uganda (Coffee production area, Coffee cooperative)
Kapchorwa, Uganda (Coffee threshing plant that owns cooperative)
Mombasa, Kenya (Export port)

Ocean Transport

Mombasa, Kenya (Export port)
Incheon, Korea (Imported Port)

You can reduce carbon emissions a little more depending on the way you drink coffee and dispose of coffee grounds.

For more information, take a look below to discover how much carbon is emitted by different coffee extraction methods.

View Carbon Emission by Coffee Extraction Method

What is Coffee Carbon Tracker?

Coffee Carbon Tracker: From production to consumption, coffee is one of the highest carbon-emitting foods in the food group. (It is ranked second in plant-based foods after cacao. *Source: ourworldindata.org) And, at the same time, it is the most sensitive crop to climate change.
In order to respond to climate change, we developed the 'Coffee Carbon Tracking Platform' that allows coffee producers to reduce carbon emission at the farm level during the production process and provides transparent carbon information. We firmly believe that 'carbon' must be taken into account as a criterion for choosing coffee.
We present ways to reduce carbon throughout the coffee production process and introduce coffee that embraces the efforts for carbon reduction.

DeCarbon Coffee: DeCarbon Coffee is coffee with reduced carbon (greenhouse gas) emission during the process of farming, processing, and transportation. Depending on the environment and characteristics of each production site, carbon emission can be reduced in various ways such as reducing the use of chemical fertilizers, preventing water pollution, and minimizing use of fossil fuels. DeCarbon Coffee also incorporates activities to create a healthy ecosystem by planting trees on and around coffee farms.

Kijamii Table: Kijami Table is a social venture that discovers and fosters local businesses for social and economic independence of young people in developing countries. We create new jobs in coffee production sites and train and hire young generation to expand DeCarbon coffee and operate coffee carbon tracking platforms.